Fun Food Things to Do Dec. 1-3

Gail Ciampa Journal Food Editor gailciampa

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Dec 1, 2017 at 12:01 AMDec 1, 2017 at 4:40 PM

A Donuts and Drafts Breakfast is set for Sunday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon, at The Guild, 461 Main St., Pawtucket. Enjoy a flight of five Bake Me Away Donuts paired with a flight of five beers brewed at The Guild, including Narragansett Beer. Tickets at $20 and sold at http://bit.ly/2k5nabO via Eventbrite.

Newport Holiday Stroll is Friday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with shops, restaurants and hotels decorated for the season and offering specials. Learn more at newportholidaystroll.com. There will be tea and cookies at Bayberry Inn Season Greetings Open House from 4 to 6 p.m.

It’s Christmas at Smith's Castle, 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, (401) 294-3521, smithscastle.org. Tours of the museum decorated in Colonial style, visit from Father Christmas, hot cider and cookies, children's craft table, cookie decorating, bake sale, ornaments, wreaths, swags and baskets for sale. Sheila Reynolds, dulcimer players, Brown University Madrigal Singers perform. It will be held Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 and $20 for a family.

The Rev. Leo Patalinghug, also known as “the Cooking Priest” for his online cooking channel and appearance on Food Network’s “Throwdown with Bobby Flay,” will share his tips and recipes as well as inspiration for family meals and family life at the McVinney Auditorium, 43 Dave Gavitt Way, Providence, on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $7 per person and $25 per family and available at mcvinneyauditorium.com or through the McVinney Box Office, (401) 278-4588. Tickets at the door will be $9 per person and $30 per family.

Artists’ Exchange, 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston, will hold its 13th annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants start with a simple graham cracker construction and craft it into a work of art. There will be heaping supplies of frosting, cereal, pretzels, and an array of colorful candies to decorate candy homes. Participants submit their creations for judging in their age category. Families may opt to work on a house together and be judged in a family category. Houses entered in the contest will be photographed and the winners will be announced online by Monday, Dec. 4. Prizes include Artists’ Exchange gift certificates good for classes in the winter session. The cost to enter is $15 per house or $13 in advance online. For reservations, which are strongly recommended, visit bit.ly/2fhCafa.

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island will sponsor "A Growers Seminar With Roger Swain & Lee Reich" on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Hope & Main, 691 Main St., Warren. The two nationally known experts will share experience, techniques and humor in backyard and small farm growing. Swain was the host of the PBS show “The Victory Garden” and Reich is an avid "farmdener" (more than a gardener, less than a farmer) who spent years researching with the USDA and Cornell University. The cost is $65, $55 for NOFARI members and $45 for farmers, seniors and students. Registration is required. Visit bit.ly/2iWNHVB.

Continuing weekly events include the following:

The Blithewold Dining Room, 101 Ferry Rd., Bristol, will be open for afternoon tea at 1 and 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday through Dec. 29. The cost is $32/$24 for members. Pre-registration is required. Visit http://bit.ly/2m8jJ57.

The Pawtucket Wintertime Farmers Market has opened for its 11th season and will be held every Saturday through April 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1005 and 999 Main St. The market will feature more than 80 new and returning vendors selling a huge array of local products, from fresh produce, seafood, poultry, meats, and cheeses to baked goods, prepared foods, herbal remedies, seasonal flowers and wreaths and more. Farm Fresh Rhode Island will be hosting special events, cooking demos, and sales throughout the season. For more visit farmfreshri.org.

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